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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-02-12

Flour at c.. Nj. ,Paull's cheaper
than at any other place in town.
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-02-12

"A fresh supply of hard coal and
-four just arrived, at G. NJ. Paull's. !.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-02-12
Hats and Caps
At VERBECK'S.

Go to Avery's for the best brands of
-four. 3lO-tf
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-02-12

-Cowick and Wheeler are having their
building, just across the street from the
World Office re-modelled, and new
front put in. They intend occupying
it themselves when completed. This is
the Oldest building in Wa-Keeney, it
having been moved here from Trego early
in the spring of '7S, and was used as a
post-office, drug store, barber shop, board
ing house and residence by Richard
Evans and family for about two years.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-02-12
Attest, W. b. DAMN,

I hereby certify that the foregoing is
true copy of an ordinance passed by tn,
councilmen of the city of Wa-Keeney
Kansas, on Feb. 5, 1887.
w. II. DAMN, City Clerk
[sEAL.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31
Melodies Concealed in Strange Places.

Melodies Concealed in Strange Places.
"How did you start that music box play
ingl" asked a reporter of dealer.
II didn't start it," returned the merchant.
"Who did, thenT
"You. You accidentally touched spring
in the end of the box with your coat sleeve
as you brushed by. The mechanism of these
boxes is very delicately made nowadays, and
they are constructed with great ingenuity.
But sit down while we talk"
The reporter took seat and the strains Of
"Farandall" from "Olivette" foated from be-
meath the chair.
"Have q cigar2" He turned cigar stand,
and there came out of it the air of the drink
ing song "Girofe Girofla."
"This is the picture of our Swiss factory"
As the album was opened there came out Of
Il an air from Fra Diavolo."
"Will you take pinch of snuff"
As the lid was raised there was whisper of
HShould Aud Acquaintance be Forgotl"
ave have customer who has a music box
attachment to his front door, and his visitors
are always greeted by tune. A music box
can be concealed in very small compass,
and one Of the reigning demands is for arti-
cles that contain them, so as to create pleas
ant surprises. Dolls, clocks and books are
provided with them. Nearly all of the music
boxes are made in St. Croix or Geneva in
Switzerland New York Mail and Express
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31
I SHALL FIND REST.

A little farther on
There win bo time-I shall find rest anon;
Thus do we say, while eager youth invites
Young hope TO try her wings in wanton flights,
And nimbls fancy builds the soul nest
In some far crag; but soon youths fame 10
gone
Burned lightly out-while we repeat the Jest
With smiling conh1ence-I shall find rest
A little farther on.
little farther on
shall fn 4 rest; half fercely we ayow
When noon beats on the dusty field and care
Threats TO unjOint our armor and the glare
Throbs with the pulse Of battle, while LIES best
Flies with the fitting stars; the frenZied brow
Pains for the laurel more than for the breast,
Where love soft nesting waits. Not now, not
now
With feverish breath We cry, shall find rest
A little farther on.
A little farther on
shall find rest half sad, at last, We say,
When sorrows settling cloud blurs out the CLEAN
OF glory's torch, and to a vanished dream
Loves palace hath been turned, then-all de-
pressed,
Despairing, sick at heart-we may not stay
Our weary feet. so lonely then doth seem
This shadow haunted world. We, so unblest,
Weep not to see the grave which waits its
guest;
And feeling round our feet the cool, sweet clay,
We speak the fading world farewell and say:
Not on this sde-alas II shall find rest
little farther on. Century
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31
THE LOST PROPERTY ROOM.
Articles Left in the Cars by Forgetful
Passengers-Money Found.

Passengers-Money Found.
As soon as the passengers have streamed
out of the station and lost to sight, swallowed
up in the human maelstrom of the great city,
a squad Of employees go through the train
looking for lost articles. What they find il
taken to the proper officials, who enter on a
big ledger a description Of the lost property
and the train on which it was found. Should
the owner turn up within a week it is givep
him and his name is entered in the book op-
posite the description Of the article. II moi
called for in a week it goes to the cast of
room.
ave have got six years accumulation on
hand" said the clerk in charge of the lost
property room to reporter. 1--WE never sell
the property at auction, but it lies here and
rots-what can rot. More umbrellas and
rubber shoes are found than anything else, as
you see. People pull off their rubbers and
then go away and forget them. They stick
their brellas in the racks, and when they
get into the station, the train three minutes
late, elevated cars waiting, brakemen shout
ing Step livelyP hurry skurry off with tn.
crowd and the umbrella sticking in the rack
forgotten. The same thing happens ev.ry
day."
as any money ever foundp
"A great DEAL" replied the clerk ~we
have now in the bank drawing interest over
$1,000 picked up in our cars alone. Night
trains are the ones to find money on. Passen.
gers cock their knees up against the backs Of
the seats in front of them and the small coins
slip out of their trousers pockets easily. We
have found sums ranging from one cent to
$50, which have never been claimed and still
want owners. Once a searcher picked up in
Pullman sleeper check for $1,000 This,
OF course, we were able to identify and return
to its owner"
In the curious assortment Of unclaimed
merchandise to be found in these lost property
rooms the reporter saw flannel shirts, basket
Of peaches, package Of fans, various articles
OF feminine use and adornment, including
earrings, bracelets, rings, watch chains, etc,
hats OF all descriptions, walking canes, over.
coats, linen busters, a photograph, neckties,
paper collars, pocketbooks, etc. The peaches
are only kept till they decay. Scores of
handsome silk umbrellas were dropping into
tatters from the ravages Of moths, and there
were rubber shoes enough to stock a country
store-New York Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31
LUCK OF JERSEY FISHERMEN.
While Summer Idlers Sleep the Natives
Begin Their Toll of the Sea.


Begin Their Toll of the Sea.
Summer oilers along the Jersey coast sell
dom rise early enough to see the native fisher
men begin their days work, though the sight
Is well worth the loss of an hours sleep.
While the sun is still low and the horizon dim
with mist, the little boats are launched
through the surf and rowed beyond the
breakers Then the sails are set and the
little crafts are soon keeled over and making
for the open sea. They rise and fall as buoy
ant as corlis, and as they bob up here and
lose themselves from sight behind a huge
wave then they remind one of the profile
boats used in theatrical representations.
As rule, a fishing fleet consists of about
ten boats They go out and return together.
Each boat could easily accommodate six
persons, but two is the usual complement.
1t is regarded as unsafe TO carry more.
When the spot where the fishing is to be car
ried on is reached they cast out their
anchors about 400 or 500 yards apart, and
proceed to fill the bow with all manner Of
fish. Spanish mackerel, founders, bluefish
and sea bass constitute the major portion Of
a Jersey fsherman's catch, although they
sometimes hook kingish or a dogfish. They
use the simplest kind Of tackle and the flesh
of fish for bait. About 10 o'clock they start
for home and land always at one place. One
after another they come in on the crest of a
huge wave and land far up on the sand. 1t
takes science to land boat in this way, and
sometimes the fishermen wait half an hour
for q wave to "home them" 1t pays to be
cautious, however, for to upset boat means
to lose the result Of days work.
The homes of the fishermen stand back
from the shore among the knotted and
twisted pine trees. They are low, shingled
cottages, with ceiling only high enough to
permit a man to stand upright. The windows
are small and seem to be Of use more for
ventilation than giving light. Here the fish
erman takes his fish. He cleans them and
packs them away, ready to be sent to the
nearest market The pay, however, for all
this risk of life, all this work and a winter of
hardship, is very little. Occasionally a fish,
erman will bring home a catch that will net
him tidy sum, but it happens more often
that he gets only enough to provide himself
with the cOmmonest necessities of life. His
earnings are less than a laborer's, and were it
not for the amateur fishermen who often &C.
company HIM, only to get wet, hungry and
seasick, the Jersey fisherman would be even
worse off than he is.-New York Mail and
Express.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31
Business Chances.
SOME SPECIAL BARGAINS
BY Hambleton, HadIey g. Co.


100 acres, near Somerset 40 acres under euI.
tivation, good house, fine timber, black lack
hIckOry, etc. \ cash. balance In two vssr-'
time. 1867
1855 acres. in Bee county. one OF the fl est
ranches in the state, 80 acres i'm cultivation. 2
WIND mills, large tank good rOOmy dwelling
mousse all under good, substantial fence, for
sale cheap. Part cash, balance on time. igD
SOOO acres, on Nueces river, in Zavalla cOun-
W, all fenced with +barbed wires, house OF 3
tOi SO pens, oOrrais cue, hne river DOT
has "a P .Taw SteGS, rIter hmaS
Easy access 10 water for STOCK: !! of tbe land
can be cultivated; title perfect and the Mace a
bargain Cq3l
ien, o,r,, In yo,.orr,, ,,,,.,..... .,..
southwest of UvaIde. on the Nuecrs river: soil
black loan and port n sandy. good tImher
along the river, frame house l6XIB with gal
lery. stock pens, etc, ali well fenced water IN
centre OF tract in natural tanks, 30 feet of wa
Ter III river, mesquite, grass, and very fine.
lSZJ
SOOO acres 10 Atascosa county, wind mills,
Two tanks, good house, ~ acres in cultivation,
pl,hty OF large timber and very little brush,
COO Jearhngs, 5O Missouri mares, Kentucky
yacAs, mules and farming implements. This
ranch is bargain. 80
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31
The Prince,s Newest TinnIe,

The newest liquid palate ticker that the
Prince of Wales has learned to mix is neither
a simple nor modest drink. Moreover, the
flavor to our mind for we have tasted it,
does not warrant the trouble of getting to-
gether the ingredients and the care neces-
Sary for successful brew. The following
are some of the requirements for the blend
ing of the tipple: Rye whisky, champagne,
Maraschino, Angostura bitters, lemon peel, a
piece of pineapple, powdered sugar and ice.
The chief charm to him who imbibes such a
mixture must be that he is indulging in what
is necessarily quite an exclusive drink Mod
ern Society
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31
a CA r ID,

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions OF youth, nervous weakness, early
decay, loss OF manhood. &C., l will send a recipe
that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered by missionary in South
America. Send a self-addressed envelope to the
REV. JOSEPH T. ISMAN. Station d. Nep York Citx
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31
Electricity and Ice Cream.

An eastern physician announces that he
has solved the mystery of ice cream poison
ing and that electricity Is at the bottom of it
all He has found that the rapid revolu-
tons Of the zinc paddles used in the ordinary
ice cream freezers generate electricity. and
that the zince is dissolved and disseminated
through the cream. l rather doubt this
theory, as zine, If present in sufficient guam
tity TO produce poisonous effects, would be
easily detected by chemists, and its supposed
part in ice cream poisoning would have been
announced long ago. That ice cream is some
times poisonous is settled, but Just what
causes it no one can definitely state-Globe-
Democrat.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31

For Sale.
Lots on Government Hill.
Lots on Dgnowity Hill.
Lots on Prospect Hill.
Lots on Tobin Hill
Lots near Arkansas Pass depot.
Lots near Sunset depot.
Lots near International depot. 9-l2-tf
HAMBLETON HADLEY g. co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31

The great rage for naming steamboats, after
pretty women and ugly men is rapidly ap-
preaching an end, and don't know of boat
on the Ohio or Mississippi, built in the past
two years, that has been named after living
Individual The precedent established by the
ut. Louis, Vicksburg and New Orleans Anchor
line is being followed in naming boats after
towns, cities or states from which they desire
their business.-Hunter Ben Jenkins in Globe
Democrat
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31
S0SNes
that are fretful, peevish,

Windy Collie, Teething Pains, or
Stomach Disorders, can be relieved
at once by using Acker's Baby Soother.
1t contains no Opium or Morphine,
hence is safe. Price 20 cents. Sold by
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31

LOR SALE-Fine Sewing Macnlne, bran
i new, at big discount from regular price
Inquire Of 7. Il, johnson LIGHT ofhos.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31

A FINE BUSINESS PROPERTY on Market
~ street, only 81 900. This is bargain in
the way OF good solid investment, MS il is
paying good interest at present on above
amount. Il
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31

A desirab e building lot near /. 4 G. n. rail
road depot, cheap. 90
A fine building lot on Alazan ditch, short
distance from l. Il g. n. railroad depot. 55y
CRAME HOUSE of four large rooms, hall
L and two galleries, lot 20x4O Varas and well
fenced; fine cistern water. 80
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31

hNE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED acres on the
" Medina river twelve miles from CITY, ali
fenced, 100 acres in cultivation, good grass
and timber, three good houses blacksmith
shop and large barn, tbree-fOurths mile river
front, nne Pecan bottom, good tanks. (3D
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31
ABOUT JOHN SWINTON.
A JOURNALIST WHO SACRIFICED
HIMSELF FOR AN IDEA

Denying Hin self the Necessaries OF Life
that His Paper Might Go on-Appar-
emily Strange Medley of Contradict
tions-Personnl Anecdotes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31
S. g. A. p. Railroad.
Train Time Changes.

The following changes in the arrival and
departure of trains on the International and
Greet Northern and Southern Pacific Railroad
will take place next Sunday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-03-31
HUMOROUS.

Chickens and farmers agree in wishing
for full crops.
The buckwheat cake when crushed
and battered is sure to rise again.
The tailor may not make the man, but
he has considerable influence in shaping
him.
Doctors who can speak only one Ian
guage seem to understand great many
different tongues.
The way Pat accounts for his sleeping
very soundly was: "Whin l goes to
slape, l Ipays attention to it."
One of the most forcible stump ora
tors that ever took the field is the farmer
whose plough strikes stump.
Marriage should be made more diff
cult" says philosopher who evidently
hasn't priced any spring bonncts lately.
The man who can rise superior to ad-
verse circumstances is hero. Remem-
ber this when your trousers bag at the
knee.
The Emperor William of Germany il
the tallest monarch, being just six feet.
The dcfunct King of Bavaria was the
Shortest" being in debt several millior
dollars.
Thus far nothing has been produced
that will make woman quite so mad,
| as to have her clothes line break and let
her whole weeks washing down in the
mud
Nothing suggests the arrival of the
millennium more forcibly than the sight
of an old tom cat sleeping peaceably by
the rc.place with its head resting on a
boot-jack.
A foreign lady, who had become used
to the English language, was invited to
partakc of some oysters. ooh, thank
you," she replied. ga little of the
juice, please; none of the beasts"
A theatrical manager lately deceased
left The following memorandum in his
note book 'In all my forty years ex-
pericnce l never knew prima donna to
be sick or have cold on the day she
was to have a benefit"
Smith--Who is that gentleman you
were talking with just now9 Brown
lie claims to be a titled foreigner OF dis.
tinguished family, but doubt it. Smith
Why Brown--Because he didn't
ask me to lend him any money.
Wife" "Got a dollar?n Husband
"Wherc's that last dollar gave you9"
"Gonc." 81 thought 1 told you to
make it go as fal as you could" 81
did," doesn't look like it." 'Well,
1 did; 1 sent it to the FIJI Island
hcathen."
A story is told of the Importance with
which the condition Of the sultan ol
Turkey is viewed by his people. A
Turkish journal gravely printed one
morning: "His majesty is slightly in
disposed, having been bitten by mos
quito last right"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-03-31
A Land of CatIledrals.

saw dozen of the 35 cathedrals of
England, said Chauncey NJ. Depew in
his recent lecture. They average 800
years of age. Each has its own dis
tinctive style of architecture, and they
combine all we know of that grand art.
Their builders and designers are gone,
forgotten and unknown, but they mark
that era in the history OF the race when
the Church of Christ saved humanity
from slavery and bestiality under the
heel of tyrant kings and robber mobiles.
remember as | sat during service one
Sunday in Rosslyn chapel, near Edin-
burgh, wondering at the skill which
amidst the rude and almost savage bar
barism of the twelfth century could
have fashioned the graceful arches, the
superb and lavish carving, the delicate
handiwork everywhere visible in this
most exquisite poem in stone of the
middle ages. AS the rector was preach
ing the thinnest and lcancst sermon l
ever heard, | became rapt in contempla-
tion OF that wondrous pillar, known as
the Apprentices Pillcr, which in forest
Of pillcrs stands alone in the curves, the
spiral and serpent-likc coils which give
such remarkable beauty, and thought
of the poor apprentice genius who fash
ioned it while his master was at Rome
studying model, and when the master
returned and saw this creation, so much
finer than any he had found abroad, in a
fit of jealous rage he crushed the ap.
prentice's skull with his hammer.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-03-31
Weather Errors.

Few erroneous notions arc spread SO
readily and cling so tcnaciously as those
respecting the weather. In noticing
common errors of this kind, Prof. Cevc-
land Able, the distinguished mctcorolo-
gist, urges attention TO these facts:
That while the moon might we'll be cx-
pcctcd to influence our weather, scientific
evidence shows that it does not; that
there is no sound reason for believing
that sunspots have any apprcciabc effect
in producing storms, or other local
changes; that animal instinct ranks
greatly below human intelligence as a
guide to future weather; that the indi--
cations furnished by plants arc due to
the microscopic condition of the air, as
are also other ''signs," and are less deli.
cate and reliable than the accurate in
strumental tests OF metcorologists; that
electricity anl ozone DO not produce
the eff cts often a>cyibed to
them; that thunder storms do not coS
the air, but the cool inrush results, like
the storm, from the rise of hot air--at
least in many cases that it has not yet
been proven that the removal OF forests
and the extension of railroads and tele-
graphs have influenced our climate;
that the weather is materially the same
as in old-fashioncd times scientific
records disproving tho faulty rccollcc
tions of the oldest inhabitant; and that
severe storms are no more liable to oc-
cur at the date of the cquinoxes, or on
certain days of the week or month, than
at other times. = Arkansaw Traveller.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-03-31
How Parliament was Dissolved.

Historians tell us that hats had some.
thing to do with the dissolution of the
Long Parliament of England. As soon
as Cromwell had declared that the as
sembly no longer existed he put on his
hat and paced up and down the Parlia-
ment chamber. The members were
piqued by his cavalier swagger and
would not bulge an inch. Cromwell
called in Major Harrison and the guard.
The Major saw what the trouble was,
and felt that he could get the ex-depu-
ties to retire much sooner by courtesy
than carbines. He approached the
Speaker, took off his own hat with much
ceremony bowed low, and kissed the
fallen officials hand. He retained the
latter, however, with such gentle vic.
lence that the disposed dignitary was
constrained to follow whittier the very
polite but unwclcomc Republican chose
to conduct him. The Major led him
out of the hall, we are told, 'as gentle
man does lady, tho whole parliament
following" Thus hat in hand helpc |
to do what hat on head failed to ae-
complish. Philadelphia Call.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-03-31
TWhO BidS2"

Sixty years ago it was the custom to
sell the public lands on credit to actual
settlers, who agreed to pay stipulated
sum at designated times. II the pur-
chaser failed to make payment at the
appointed timc the land was forfeited
TO the government, eve if partly paid
for. The enforcement of the contract
by the government sometimes caused
great distress to the settlers, when,
through the failure of their crops, they
had become unable to meet their obli-
cations.
Gen. James Findlay, at one time the
receiver of the district land office in
Ohio, endeared himself to the farmers
by the way in which he conducted the
sales of forfeited lands. Mr.. Poore, who
tells in his "Reminiscences" an anecdote
illustrative of the generals genial policy,
represents him as gentleman of the old
school, with bluff manner and a cor
pulcnt person, which he dressed in the
aristocratic blue and bluff.
During one season of hard times, many
farms in Ohio but partly paid for were
forfeited to the government and adver-
tised for sale. General Findlay, in the
discharge of his official duty, attended
the place OF sale and learned that specu-
lators were present prepared to purchase
these lands.
Mounting a stump, the general opened
the sale by designating tho forfeited
lands and announcing that they would
be sold to the highest bidder.
The original purchasers, he said, were
honest men, who had failed to meet
their engagements by reason of the hard
times. 1t was hard for them to be thus
forced from homes they had partly paid
for, but the law was imperative, and
the lands must be offered.
"And now," he continued, 81 trust
that there is no gcntlcman-no, l will
not say tha'; hope there is no rascal
here SO mean as to buy his neighbor'
home over his head. Gentlemen,
offer this lot for sale. Who bids2'
There was no forfeited land sold thai
day Youths Companion.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-03-31
Spurious Ancient Arm0r.

While speaking Of ancient swords we
were informed that large trade is done
in spurious armor and weapons. Ger
many is the centre of manufacture, and
the cxistenca of genuine medieval
castles furnishes the means in many
cases of effec.ing the fraud. The deal.
ers secure an old building, fit up cham
Der, with spurious antique armor aud
weapons, and have the whole photo.
graphcd. The pictures are forwarded
to wealthy collectors, who are often de-
ceived by the genuineness of the sur.
roundings and become purchasers Of
absolute rubbish. The profits are large,
aud the trade is profitable one, and Sc
it thrives. .-[Pall Mall Gazette.